This weeks post is from our guest contributor Bethany Hatton. PreventAddiction.info Helping Your Loved One Through Addiction It’s difficult watching a loved one suffering from addiction. While you want to reach out and help them, you must make sure that you are reaching them in the right way. It’s also critical to take care of yourself...
Our guest author this month is Kimberly Hayes. Kim is writing a book about Alternative Addiction Treatments. We welcome her contribution this month. By many estimates, the rehab industry in the United States right now pulls in annual profits of about $35 billion. So it may come as no surprise that there are...
Lucemyra Brings Nothing New to the Treatment of Opiate Detoxification You will soon hear about an “amazing” new drug called Lucemyra (Lofexidine). It was just approved (fast tracked even) to treat patients with opioid withdrawal. Wow! This is just what we need, an amazing breakthrough drug that will allow tens of thousands of patients to...
The Rehab Industry Needs Rehab This past week John Oliver took an in-depth look at the rehab industry. As a former Medical Director for a residential program, I appreciated his critical analysis of the industry. Like all businesses, there are both good and bad players. But when your business model thrives on your customers...
SUBLOCADE: A Very, Very Extended Release Version of Buprenorphine “After steady-state has been achieved (4-6 months), patients discontinuing SUBLOCADE may have detectable plasma levels of buprenorphine for twelve months or longer. “ The new kid on the block is SUBCLOCADE. If you haven’t heard about this, it’s basically an extended...
Focus on Wellness, not Substance Abuse Treatment When I originally started my addiction practice, I named my company The Addiction Medicine Group. This seemed like a logical title for a dedicated group of professionals treating substance abuse and at the time it was. The practice was limited to substance abuse treatment. We offered detox, support, and...
NOW IS THE TIME TO STOP USING OPIATES In case you haven’t heard by now there’s a program called NAD+ Therapy. It just happens to be the most comfortable and effective solution for people wanting to stop their opiate use. It doesn’t matter if it’s Heroin, Norco, Percocet, Dilaudid, Suboxone, or Methadone. NAD+ infusions drastically...
Why I Love Cerveau I love Cerveau because it makes me wired. Really wired. Sometimes too much. Not like too much coffee, but like too much happiness. I like to be even. Ask my friends. They’ll all tell you I’m even; to a fault. So I’ve found when I take Cerveau I get a...
